gift cards

InComm Enters Lottery Industry With Linq3 Buy
InComm Enters Lottery Industry With Linq3 Buy
March 12, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Payments technology company InComm has acquired Linq3 Technologies with the purpose of entering the lottery industry, the company announced on Tuesday (March 12). Linq3, founded...

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Munchery Leaves Consumers, Vendors Out $6M
Munchery Leaves Consumers, Vendors Out $6M
March 05, 2019  |  Subscriptions

Meal kit service Munchery has filed for bankruptcy and still owes $3 million in unfulfilled customer gift cards and another $3 million to its vendors...

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Gift Card Spend Averages $59 Over Face Value
Gift Card Spend Averages $59 Over Face Value
November 28, 2018  |  Retail

First Data’s 2018 Prepaid Consumer Insights Study found that the average consumer is spending $59 more than the original value of their gift card, marking an...

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Major Retailers Brace For Gift Card Fraud
Major Retailers Brace For Gift Card Fraud
November 23, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

To counter fraud as the holiday season approaches, Best Buy, Target and Walmart made changes to their gift card programs. The moves were announced by...

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How The Gig Economy Is Igniting Spend Management Innovation
How The Gig Economy Is Igniting Spend Management Innovation
November 01, 2018  |  Gig Economy

Before CEO Toffer Grant founded PEX, he worked in the world of prepaid cards (gift cards in particular), where Christmas was the biggest challenge of every year. Gift card...

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Five At Five: Gift Cards Hold Fresh Appeal For Criminals
Five At Five: Gift Cards Hold Fresh Appeal For Criminals
October 17, 2018  |  News

Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at the day’s payments and commerce news. Today’s coverage includes the latest developments in fraud, along with...

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Christmas In September? Holiday Fraud Planning Is In Full Takeover Mode
Christmas In September? Holiday Fraud Planning Is In Full Takeover Mode
September 21, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

The criminals have already started. They are buying fraud tutorials and data from other criminals online. They are eyeing juicy targets such as gift cards...

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Square Offers eGift Cards In UK
Square Offers eGift Cards In UK
September 12, 2018  |  Mobile

Square has announced that it will be offering eGift cards in the U.K. to help small businesses boost revenue during the upcoming holiday shopping season. The...

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First American On Food Service And Flexible Payments
First American On Food Service And Flexible Payments
September 12, 2018  |  ResTech

Food for thought: Quick service isn’t just for fast food. When it comes to the need for speed, transactions done with haste, and conveniently so,...

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